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Family orientated cricket club
3 senior teams , 7 junior teams from 5-18 yr old
2 rounders teams
2 table tennis teams
dart and dominoes

Friends of Queens Park is an independent body of local residents and park users, working closely with Bolton Council on subjects concerning the maintenance and development of the park. Also to promote wide range events and initiatives, including health and fitness related activities, the arts and environmental issues.

George House Trust provides support services to people living with HIV, their carers, partners and families. Their comprehensive range of services includes the following:
• One to one support
• Volunteer support
• Advice and advocacy
• Information
• Support groups
• Events and courses
• Support for carers and children
• Financial support

Greater Manchester Chamber Communities Foundation (GMCCF) supports the prevention of poverty in Greater Manchester by providing services to individuals and communities in need or charities or other organisations working to prevent poverty in Greater Manchester. We provide facilities to the residents of Greater Manchester in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure time occupation with the objective of improving the conditions of life for the residents of Greater Manchester.
Our vision is one of happy and safe communities where no one is isolated, left out, vulnerable or unable to fulfill their potential due to their adverse social or economic conditions. We want communities where people are treated the same and feel able to contribute to help make their community a better place to live. Our mission is to help individuals and communities in poverty or at risk of being in poverty get access to services, which help them create a future that is safe, fair and free from poverty. We will also provide facilities to individuals, which provide community-based recreation and leisure actives, helping to improve the conditions of life for our residents. Our social mission is to collaborate with charities and other organisations to collectively assist in the delivery of services to help prevent poverty in Greater Manchester.

We are an Outstanding community nursery school offering funded nursery education for children aged 2, 3 and 4 years. We offer childcare for babies from 6 weeks old, wrap around care, holiday care and up to 30 hours funded childcare for eligible working parents of 3-4 year-olds.

We have extensive and well-established school grounds which offer many opportunities for community use. We also have a large hall and meeting room available.

We have been set up by the government which means we are a statutory body. We listen to the experiences of health and care services from the whole community with the aim of providing a voice for people to have their say. The aim is to ensure people’s voices are heard by those providing and making decisions about local health and care services.

Home Instead is a provider of premium quality support at home, primarily for older people. These services include companionship, home help, personal care and dementia care. We also provide extended levels of care such as 24 hour and Live In Care.

We support families with young children, helping parents cope with challenges and nurturing their strength and confidence to give their children the best start in life.

Our staff and volunteers support families with children under 5, who may be facing varied challenges, which may include mental or physical health challenges, financial difficulties, postnatal depression or multiple births.

Jigsaw is a self-help group, to help stroke survivors and their carers adjust to life after a stroke.
The objectives of Jigsaw are:-
* To help stroke survivors regain confidence and self-esteem
* To aid socialisation
* To support and advise other stroke survivors

Kearsley Youth Brass Band is an organisation in Bolton that provides excellent opportunities for people to learn a brass instrument, play as part of a band and meet new friends...completely free of charge! We meet at Kearsley Mount Methodist Church on a Tuesday evening. The Kearsley Training Band meets 5pm-6pm, where you’ll be provided with an instrument and tuition free of charge. Once you’ve got to know your way around the instrument a little, you can move up to the youth band, which runs from 6.30pm-8.15pm, also on Tuesday evenings. Kearsley Youth Brass Band plays lots of concerts around the community, as well as undertaking bigger projects, like our recent tour to Anglesey.

No experience needed – just come along on a Tuesday evening at 5pm and try it out!
KYBB is open to all, regardless of the name. There’s no age limit on music!

(1) To advance the Christian religion in accordance with tenets and belief of the Church by propagating the Gospel of Jesus Christ and proclaiming the Kingdom of God.
(2) To advance education with Christian principles.
(3) To relieve poverty by the provision of promoting any charitable purpose for the benefit of the people in the local community by necessitous circumstances by reason of the homelessness and economic circumstances and to advance the education of such people by the provision of training in life skills.

Lagan’s Foundation bridges the gap between hospital and home by providing support, respite and home care to families of children and young people aged 0-19 with complex health needs, specialising in heart defects and feeding issues.